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 *
 * This file is part of Hibersap.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this software except in compliance with the License.
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 *
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package org.hibersap.validation;

import javax.validation.ValidatorFactory;

/**
 * Wrapper for building the Bean Validation's ValidatorFactory. Bean Validation API uses a static method call
 * to Validator.buildDefaultValidatorFactory(), which makes it impossible to test.
 */
interface ValidatorFactoryFactory {

    /**
     * Builds the Bean Validation's ValidatorFactory.
     *
     * @return The ValidatorFactory
     * @throws javax.validation.ValidationException If the ValidatorFactory cannot be built.
     */
    ValidatorFactory buildValidatorFactory();
}
